Council Housing: Finance

Austin Mitchell: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much subsidy was paid to the housing revenue account of each local authority in respect of its council housing provision in each year since 1990.

Iain Wright: A table showing the value of Housing Revenue Account (HRA) subsidy paid to each authority (that is, in deficit rather than HRA subsidy surplus) from 1995-96 to 2005-06 (the last year for which audited data is available) has been placed in the Library. The table shows the value of the 'bricks and mortar' element of HRA subsidy. Prior to 2004, HRA subsidy also contained a rent rebate element. This is omitted from the table to ensure consistency with post 2004-05 data.
	Pre 1995-96 data is only available at disproportionate cost.

Small Businesses: Non-Domestic Rates

Ashok Kumar: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what steps his Department is taking to increase the uptake of the Small Business Rate Relief Scheme among small businesses.

John Healey: Changes introduced in 2006 by Communities and Local Government to the small business rate relief scheme removed the previous requirement to make an application for relief every year, making it easier for eligible ratepayers to apply for and benefit from relief. The 2007 pre-Budget report and Comprehensive Spending Review announced the Government's intention to bring forward proposals to simplify the current set of business rate reliefs, of which small business rate relief is one, to provide greater clarity for ratepayers and certainty for those who administer the business rate system.

Armed Forces: Discharges

Nick Harvey: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many military personnel left  (a) the Army,  (b) the Royal Navy and  (c) the Royal Air Force because of (i) premature voluntary release, (ii) redundancy, (iii) retirement and (iv) other reasons in each year since 1997; and what percentage of each category were (A) single, (B) married without children, (C) married with children, (D) divorced without children and (E) divorced with children.

Bob Ainsworth: The following table shows outflow data from the UK Regular Armed Forces for each service by exit reason and marital status in each financial year from 1997-98.
	Outflow figures broken down by marital status are not available for Army and RAF officers.
	Figures relating to dependent children are only available for Army Other Ranks.
	Due to the way marital status was recorded in personnel databases, Naval Service figures for married personnel do not include those married personnel not in receipt of a married person's allowance, while single and divorced personnel cannot be shown separately.
	Information relating to marital status is not held centrally for RAF after 1 March 2006, Naval Service after 1 October 2006, and for Army after 1 March 2007, following the phased implementation of the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system.
	The term Premature Voluntary Release (PVR) is now known as Voluntary Outflow (VO) although the methodology remains the same. Time Expiry includes all personnel completing their contracted period of service. Other wastage includes outflow due to medical reasons, for misconduct, dismissals and death, among others.
	
		
			  Outflow from UK Regular Forces by Service and Marital Status 
			  Number and percentage 
			1997-98  1998-99  1999-2000  2000-01  2001-02  2002-03  2003-04  2004-05  2005-06  2006-07 
			  Naval Service( 1)  5,276 5,530 5,800 5,030 5,800 5,290 4,770 4,630 4,490 (2)4,310 
			 
			  Officer  620 540 570 480 530 510 470 510 520 (2)500 
			  Trained  500 450 500 410 450 390 380 420 430 (2)400 
			   Voluntary Outflow 170 160 240 170 230 170 160 170 190 (2)210 
			  Married (%) 75 87 76 77 80 70 70 77 74 n/a 
			   Time Expiry 290 260 220 200 180 180 190 190 190 (2)160 
			  Married (%) 79 87 79 84 87 88 84 82 85 n/a 
			   Redundancy — — — — — — — — — (2)— 
			  Married (%) — — — — — — — — — n/a 
			   Other wastage 40 30 50 40 40 50 30 60 50 (2)40 
			  Married (%) 53 67 65 70 73 67 48 65 70 n/a 
			 
			  Untrained  120 80 70 80 80 120 90 90 90 (2)100 
			 
			  Ranks  4,650 4,990 5,230 4,550 5,270 4,780 4,300 4,130 3,960 (2)3,810 
			  Trained  3,560 3,600 3,610 3,120 3,580 3,160 3,060 3,170 2,870 (2)2,790 
			   Voluntary Outflow 1,750 1,710 1,680 1,330 1,970 1,590 1,680 1,860 1,700 (2)1,750 
			  Married (%) 37 40 43 43 38 34 32 33 33 n/a 
			   Time Expiry 1,190 1,170 1,110 1,000 880 880 740 580 420 (2)420 
			  Married (%) 80 87 78 78 74 77 74 75 76 n/a 
			   Redundancy — — — — — — — — — — 
			  Married (%) — — — — — — — — — — 
			   Other wastage 620 730 820 790 730 690 630 730 750 (2)620 
			  Married (%) 42 38 36 37 33 29 24 28 24 n/a 
			 
			  Untrained  1,080 1,390 1,610 1,430 1,680 1,620 1,250 960 1,100 (2)1,020 
			  Army  14,470 17,050 16,200 15,230 14,380 14,560 14,600 15,070 14,190 (2)15,780 
			 
			  Officer  1,040 1,310 1,120 1,150 1,090 980 950 1,100 1,070 (2)1,330 
			  Trained  960 1,050 890 900 900 800 780 900 980 (2)1,110 
			  Voluntary Outflow 460 510 440 530 540 440 500 530 590 n/a 
			  Time Expiry 450 470 370 320 320 300 240 320 340 n/a 
			  Redundancy — — — — — — — — — n/a 
			  Other wastage 40 60 80 50 40 50 40 50 50 n/a 
			 
			  Untrained 80 260 220 260 190 180 170 200 90 (2)220 
			 
			  Ranks  13,430 15,740 15,090 14,080 13,290 13,580 13,640 13,970 13,120 (2)14,440 
			  Trained  9,250 9,710 9,110 9,180 9,090 8,870 8,790 9,840 9,520 (2)9,820 
			   Voluntary Outflow 5,740 5,950 5,310 5,310 4,980 4,610 4,500 4,880 4,620 n/a 
			  Single (%) 51 50 54 55 59 60 67 67 62 n/a 
			  Married without children 20 20 19 18 18 76 75 75 74 n/a 
			  Married with children (%) 25 26 23 23 20 21 20 27 20 n/a 
			  Divorced without children (%) 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 7 n/a 
			  Divorced with children (%) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 n/a 
			   Time Expiry 1,560 1,720 1,770 1,730 1,690 1,810 1,570 1,840 2,290 n/a 
			  Single (%) 11 13 8 8 6 6 5 6 6 n/a 
			  Married without children (%) 9 10 9 9 8 8 70 70 9 n/a 
			  Married with children (%) 74 69 75 73 78 77 74 75 74 n/a 
			  Divorced without children (%) 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 n/a 
			  Divorced with children (%) 4 5 5 7 7 7 8 7 8 n/a 
			   Redundancy — — — — — — — — — n/a 
			  Married without children — — — — — — — — — n/a 
			  Divorced with children — — — — — — — — — n/a 
			   Other wastage 1,940 2,050 2,030 2,130 2,410 2,460 2,720 3,110 2,610 n/a 
			  Single (%) 67 66 68 74 78 76 87 87 79 n/a 
			  Married without children (%) 13 11 11 9 7 9 7 7 8 n/a 
			  Married with children (%) 24 21 19 15 13 14 77 70 72 n/a 
			  Divorced without children (%) 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 7 0 n/a 
			  Divorced with children (%) 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 7 7 n/a 
			 
			  Untrained  4,180 6,030 5,980 4,900 4,200 4,700 4,850 4,130 3,600 (2)4,620 
			 
			  RAF  4,610 4,890 4,620 4,680 4,530 4,250 4,040 3,730 4,590 5,070 
			 
			  Officer  620 660 600 660 670 580 620 700 700 850 
			  Trained  580 610 560 610 620 530 580 640 670 800 
			   Voluntary Outflow 220 240 210 240 280 200 200 240 230 260 
			  Time Expiry 340 330 310 340 310 310 330 360 350 370 
			  Redundancy — — — — — — — — 40 110 
			  Other wastage 30 30 40 30 30 20 40 40 50 60 
			 
			  Untrained  40 50 40 40 50 50 40 60 30 50 
			 
			  Ranks  3,990 4,230 4,020 4,020 3,860 3,670 3,410 3,020 3,890 4,220 
			   Trained 3,540 3,590 3,380 3,380 3,290 3,090 2,880 2,630 3,670 3,930 
			  Voluntary Outflow 1,560 1,740 1,760 1,690 1,740 1,530 1,440 1,490 1,840 1,640 
			  Single 35 37 27 33 34 30 36 38 46 n/a 
			  Married 61 64 68 62 62 65 50 57 50 n/a 
			  Divorced 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 n/a 
			   Time Expiry 1,630 1,590 1,320 1,400 1,290 1,180 820 640 870 890 
			  Single (%) 24 23 27 79 78 75 75 73 76 n/a 
			  Married (%) 77 77 74 74 75 78 79 78 75 n/a 
			  Divorced (%) 5 6 6 8 7 7 6 9 9 n/a 
			 
			   Redundancy — — — — — — — — 490 1,060 
			  Single (%) — — — — — — — — 4 n/a 
			  Married (%) — — — — — — — — 88 n/a 
			  Divorced (%) — — — — — — — — 8 n/a 
			 
			   Other wastage 350 260 300 300 260 380 620 490 470 360 
			  Single (%) 30 34 40 47 47 72 62 65 59 n/a 
			  Married (%) 66 60 57 53 55 25 33 33 3 n/a 
			  Divorced (%) 5 6 4 6 3 3 5 2 2 n/a 
			 
			  Untrained  450 640 640 640 570 580 530 400 220 280 
			 n/a = Unavailable — = zero or rounded to zero. (1) Naval Service includes Royal Navy and Royal Marines. (2) Provisional.  Notes: 1. Due to the rounding methods used, totals may not always equal the sum of the parts. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias. 2. Percentages are calculated from unrounded data. 3. Due to ongoing validation of data from the new Joint Personnel Administration system, Naval Service statistics for 1 October 2006 onwards and Army statistics for 1 March 2007 onwards are provisional and subject to review.

Eritrea: Ethiopia

Keith Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of the security situation along the Eritrea-Ethiopia border.

Jim Murphy: Tension on the border is rising with more forces being deployed by both sides. We are monitoring the situation closely and urging maximum restraint by both sides and a de-escalation of their military build-up.
	Eritrea continues to impose restrictions, on the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea, in contravention of UN Security Council Resolution 1767, adopted unanimously on 31 July 2007. The Government continue to call on Eritrea to withdraw its troops from the temporary security zone.
	We are also urging both sides to agree a way forward which will allow demarcation of the border to proceed to the normalisation of their relations.

Philippines: Terrorism

Mark Pritchard: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will ensure that all necessary counter-terrorism support and assistance is given to the government of the Philippines in tackling terrorism.

Kim Howells: We will continue to work closely with the Government of the Philippines as we do with a number of other countries which face a threat from international terrorism. I discussed with my counterparts in the Government of the Philippines co-operation in countering terrorism during my visit to Manila in April.

Somalia: Arms Control

Keith Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effect of the UN arms embargo on Somalia; and if he will make a statement.

Jim Murphy: The Government fully support the UN arms embargo. The UK sponsored UN Security Council Resolution 1766, adopted unanimously on 23 July 2007, extended the mandate of the Arms Embargo Monitoring Group for a further six months. The Monitoring Group reports to the Security Council on violations of the arms embargo.
	Somalia unfortunately has a proliferation of illegal arms, many imported in violation of the embargo. The lack of a functioning government means that arms markets are unregulated. The situation is further exacerbated by the presence of clan militias and insurgents operating in the country. The Government institutions in Somalia do not currently have the capacity to hinder the illegal arms trade. The UK is working with the UN, and wider international community, to encourage the development of Government institutions in Somalia that will enable the authorities to develop its capacity in this area.

Uganda: Detainees

Mike Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has made to the government of Uganda on  (a) Dr. Kizza Besigye's treason trial,  (b) the detention without trial of 14 alleged rebel Peoples Redemption Army members and  (c) the death in detention of opposition members Denis Nabilema, Moses Dramani and David Oboma; and if he will make a statement.

Jim Murphy: We continue to monitor closely the People's Redemption Army (PRA) trial, in which Dr. Besigye is a defendant, and are pushing for a swift and fair conclusion of the legal process. We regularly raise this issue with senior members of the Ugandan government through the local Heads of Missions Partners for Democracy and Good Governance Group in Kampala. In the course of our regular dialogue with the Government of Uganda, we continue to press them, including at senior political level, on the need to engage with the opposition and develop further multi-party democracy. Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials raised the PRA case with Ugandan Foreign Minister Kutesa during his visit to London in September.
	Our High Commission in Kampala has sought to verify the deaths of David Oboma, Denis Nabilema and Moses Dramani. The Foundation for Human Rights Initiative in Kampala has stated that Oboma died of natural causes. Senior officials from the Forum for Democratic Change have not been able to verify the deaths of Nabilema and Dramani.

Wael al-Haj Ibrahim

Keith Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the Government are taking with its international partners to secure the re-entry of Wael al-Haj Ibrahim, Head of the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs in South Darfur, into that country.

Jim Murphy: The UK fully supports the UN position over the expulsion of the Head of the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs in South Darfur from Nyala to Khartoum.
	On 11 November, the UN Humanitarian Co-ordinator in Sudan briefed embassies in Khartoum on her discussions about this issue with the Sudanese Government. She urged the Government to use established channels, including the High Level Committee that monitors the implementation of the Joint Humanitarian Communiqué of 28 March, to resolve the issue.
	We, and our international partners, continue to press the Sudanese Government to abide by their commitments under the Humanitarian Communiqué, and stand ready to give the UN Co-ordinator further support on this and other issues.

Office of Government Commerce

Justine Greening: To askther Chancellor of the Exchequer how many events were held by the Office of Government Commerce in each year since 2003-04; how much was spent on those events was; and if he will make a statement.

Angela Eagle: OGC holds a number of events on an annual basis. Examples of which include conferences, seminars, and workshops.
	
		
			   Number of events  Cost 
			 2003-04 39 253,920 
			 2004-05 43 392,828 
			 2005-06 43 185,001 
			 2006-07 22 66,556

Public Private Forum on Identity Management

David Davis: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects the report from the Public Private Forum on identity to be published; and for what reasons its publication has been delayed.

Andy Burnham: Sir James Crosby was appointed to establish and chair the Public-Private Forum on Identity Management in July 2006 with a remit to produce a preliminary report to Ministers by Easter 2007. In March 2007 he discussed his preliminary conclusions with the then Chancellor of the Exchequer and was invited to work on with the Forum to produce a fuller report later in the year. The report is now being finalised. It is expected to be delivered to Ministers later this year, as agreed with Sir James. No date has been fixed for publication, which may be later this year or next year.

Security Industry Authority

Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to her statement of 13 November, 2007,  Official Report, columns 531-41, on the Security Industry Authority, if she will publish the findings of the taskforce chaired by the hon. Member for Gedling on 8 October.

Vernon Coaker: The taskforce is an informal working group intended to oversee the work relating to the right to work checks being carried out by the Security Industry Authority and the Border and Immigration Agency.
	The taskforce met for the first time on 8 October. It met again on 14 November, when it reviewed the actions required to ensure completion of the retrospective checks of existing non-EAA licence holders by December 2007, in accordance with the Home Secretary's undertaking to the House.

Jordan: Whaling

Tom Brake: To ask the Prime Minister what discussions he had with King Abdullah of Jordan on 7 November about Jordan's possible membership of the International Whaling Commission.

Gordon Brown: I discussed a wide range of issues with King Abdullah II during his recent visit, including education and the Middle East. I also refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Jonathan Shaw) to my hon. Friend the Member for Calder Valley (Chris McCafferty) on 25 October 2007,  Official Report, column 521W.

Criminal Cases Review Commission: Finance

Gordon Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice 
	(1)  what funding the Criminal Cases Review Commission has received from the Government in each year since its establishment;
	(2)  how many staff the Criminal Cases Review Commission employed in each year since its establishment;
	(3)  how many cases were referred to the Criminal Cases Review Commission in each year since its establishment.

Maria Eagle: The data requested are given in the following table.
	
		
			   Number of staff( 1)  Applications( 2)  Grant in aid including capital( 3)  (£) 
			 1997-98 47 1103 4,303,977 
			 1998-99 57 1037 4,517,134 
			 1999-2000 68 111 5,530,000 
			 2000-01 88 800 5,415,000 
			 2001-02 96 834 6,525,000 
			 2002-03 91 932 7,000,000 
			 2003-04 92 885 7,800,000 
			 2004-05 95 989 5,750,000 
			 2005-06 97 1011 6,834,628 
			 2006-07 94 1051 6,744,000 
			 (1 )The staff in post figures are the numbers in post at the year end and do not include the Commissioners. (2) The applications received have been adjusted for refused applications which were omitted from CCRC's published data in 2005-06 and part of the immediately preceding and subsequent years. 279 cases were transferred from the Home Office. (3) The amounts shown are for grant in aid and capital (cash or near cash). This is not the total resource budget which will include non-cash costs such as depreciation and the cost of capital. The low figure for 2004-05 was due to the requirement for the CCRC to use reserves of grant in aid of around 1m which it had been holding against Treasury guidelines.

Basildon Hospital: Infectious Diseases

John Baron: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what  (a) procedures and  (b) standards are required to be in place to deliver infection control in Basildon hospital; what mechanisms there are for monitoring the implementation of these procedures; and what assessment he has made of Basildon hospital's performance against these standards.

Ann Keen: holding answer 21 November 2007
	Basildon hospital is subject to the national standards that have been put in place in relation to healthcare associated infections.
	The "Health Act 2006: Code of Practice for the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections" came into force on 1 October 2006. It requires national health service bodies to have appropriate management and clinical governance systems in place to deliver effective infection control. Compliance with the Code is assessed by the Healthcare Commission, which has the power to issue an 'improvement notice', to an NHS body that in its view, is not properly observing it.
	This is the first Government to introduce mandatory surveillance of healthcare associated infections (HCAIs), beginning with methicillin resistant  Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteraemias in April 2001. In January 2007, we introduced quarterly publication of mandatory data for MRSA and  C. difficile.
	Tackling HCAIs is a priority in the NHS operating framework. We have set a nationwide target, to halve the number of MRSA bloodstream infections by April 2008, and each Trust has its own local MRSA target. From April 2007, primary care trusts and trusts have been required to agree local targets to reduce significantly  C. difficile infections. Under the new "Better Care for All" public service agreement, we have set new requirements for the period to 2010-11, to maintain the current MRSA target (keep MRSA bloodstream infections below half the numbers in 2003-04), and to deliver a 30 per cent. reduction in  C. difficile infections compared with the numbers in 2007-08.
	We have introduced a wide range of measures to help support the NHS in tackling HCAIs. I refer the hon. Member to the written ministerial statement, given on 15 October 2007,  Official Report, column 49WS.
	In addition, the hon. Gentleman may find the Clean Safe Care website helpful www.clean-safe-care.nhs.uk. This website provides a central hub for information and news on HCAIs, as well as providing a gateway to key tools and guidance.

Care Homes: Private Sector

John MacDougall: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department is taking to increase the protection of elderly people living in private care homes; and if he will make a statement.

Ivan Lewis: The Government regard the abuse of vulnerable and older people in any setting as unacceptable in all its forms and is determined to root it out. We are addressing the issue in a variety of ways.
	We set out standards for care and treatment for the national health service and social care services via the National Service Frameworks for Older People and Mental Health and the White Paper, Valuing People: A New Strategy for Learning Disability.
	We introduced regulations and national minimum standards for care homes, domiciliary care agencies and adult placements. These are intended to ensure vulnerable and older people can live in a safe environment, where their rights and dignity are respected, staff are properly trained and care is of the requisite quality. The regulations and national minimum standards apply equally to all providers of care, whether in the private, voluntary or public sectors.
	We have created independent regulators, the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) and the Healthcare Commission, and given them the powers they need to take action against poorly performing providers or where abuse occurs. Ultimately, they have the power to close services down. All providers of care, including private care homes are legally required to register with and be inspected and regulated by CSCI.
	We expect local authorities to play their part. No Secrets, published by the Department in 2000 provides a complete definition of abuse and a framework for councils to work with the police, the national health service and regulators to tackle abuse and prevent it from occurring. On June 14 this year, I also announced a review of the No Secrets guidance. The case for legislation to protect vulnerable adults will be considered as part of the review.
	Local authorities have been given specific responsibilities. Statutory guidance issued in May 2006 required them to ensure that Directors of Adult Social Services maintain a clear organisational and operational focus on safeguarding vulnerable adults and that relevant statutory requirements and other national standards are met, including Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) requirements. Local authorities must make sure the Director of Adult Social Services has the powers and resources necessary to encourage a culture of vigilance against the possibility of adult abuse.
	We introduced the POVA Scheme in July 2004, under the provisions in Part 7 of the Care Standards Act 2000, which requires staff who provide personal care to older people in their own homes or in care homes to be subject to statutory checks, including checks of their criminal record. At the heart of the POVA scheme is the POVA list, which operates as a workforce ban and prevents dangerous or unscrupulous people from gaining access to older and vulnerable people in care homes or being cared for in their own homes. Only the employers in regulated social care services or the regulator, CSCI, can make referrals to the POVA list.
	The Mental Capacity Act 2005, which came into force on 1 October 2007, introduces a new criminal offence of ill treatment or wilful neglect of a person who lacks capacity.
	The Government support the work of Action on Elder Abuse (AEA). AEA has been awarded a Section 64 grant, totalling £360,000. This grant covers the three year period from 2007 to 2009 and is to help fund central administrative costs, which will include their freephone helpline for anyone concerned in any way about the abuse of older people.
	We are introducing a new centralised vetting and barring scheme for people working with children and vulnerable people. This scheme, as set out in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, will extend the coverage of existing barring schemes, such as POVA and draw on wider sources of information to provide a more comprehensive and consistent measure of protection for vulnerable groups across a wide range of settings, including the whole of social care and the NHS. The new scheme will make it far more difficult for abusers to gain access to some of the most vulnerable groups in society and will be a significant step forward.

East and West Kent NHS Hospitals Trust: Clostridium

Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the infection rates were for  Clostridium difficile in the East and West Kent NHS Hospitals Trust in each of the last three years; and on what basis these rates are calculated.

Ann Keen: holding answer 20 November2007
	The mandatory surveillance system operated by the Health Protection Agency provides data on the number of reports of  Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection (CDI). All acute national health service trusts in England are obliged to report all cases of CDI processed by their laboratories and the data is published at trust level.
	Mandatory surveillance of  Clostridium difficile was introduced in 2004 for patients aged 65 and over and has been extended to all patients aged two and over from April this year.
	The data provided in the following table is for the acute NHS trusts that fall within the Kent region. This information and any further information on the number of CDIs for NHS acute trusts is available at:
	www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/hai/Mandatory_Results.htm
	
		
			  Number of reported cases of Clostridium difficile infections 
			   Patients >65 years 
			   January to December 2004  January to December 2005  January to December 2006 
			  Trust  Number of Clostridium difficile reports  Rate per 1,000 bed days  Number of Clostridium difficile reports  Rate per 1,000 bed days  Number of Clostridium difficile reports  Rate per 1,000 bed days 
			 Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust 167 1.74 130 1.36 211 2.20 
			 East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust 638 1.97 705 2.19 528 1.64 
			 Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust 484 3.27 464 3.14 545 3.69 
			 Medway NHS Trust 246 2.29 251 2.34 225 2.10 
			  Note: Data are provisional.  Source: Health Protection Agency. 
		
	
	The numerator used is the number of  Clostridium difficile reports for each trust for each year (January to December).
	The denominator used is based on the total bed days for patients 65 years and over for January to December 2004 for each trust as derived from the Hospital Episode Statistics data.
	The number of bed days was calculated from the total length of consultant episodes for patients 65 years and over for that trust during the period. The number was adjusted to take account of the leap year in 2004.

East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust: Clostridium

Nigel Waterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people have  (a) contracted and  (b) died from  clostridium difficile at East Sussex NHS Trust hospitals in the last 10 years.

Dawn Primarolo: The information requested is not available in the format requested.
	The best available data on the number of reports of  Clostridium difficile infections is for patients aged 65 and over and comes from the mandatory surveillance scheme run by the Health Protection Agency. The following table shows data for East Sussex Hospital NHS Trust from January 2004 to June 2007.
	
		
			   Number of C. difficile reports for patients aged 65 years and over 
			 January to December 2004 393 
			 January to December 2005 387 
			 January to December 2006 374 
			 January to June 2007 128 
			  Source:  Health Protection Agency—provisional data. 
		
	
	It is not possible to identify where the infection was acquired.

Heart Diseases: West Midlands

William Cash: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many  (a) angioplasty and  (b) revascularisation procedures were carried out in (i) Stoke, (ii) south Staffordshire, (iii) north Staffordshire, (iv) Telford and Wrekin and (v) Shropshire county primary care trusts in each year since 2003, broken down by type.

Dawn Primarolo: The information requested is shown in the table. The source of the data is the hospital episode statistics (HES) held by the information centre for health and social care (1C). The data is provided for five primary care trusts (PCTs), in their commissioning, rather than provider of treatment role.
	Historical information for new PCTs (i.e. pre 1 October 2006) has been calculated by the 1C based on information previously provided by predecessor organisations.
	Rather than grouping procedures under the headings 'angioplasty' and 'revascularisation' the 1C has provided a more detailed break-down of the operative procedures that sit under these headings so there is no confusion as to what has been included and counted. Angioplasty has been classed as those codes between K49-K50 and 'revascularisation' has been classed as those codes between K40-K46.
	
		
			Selected operative procedures  North Staffordshire PCT  Shropshire County PCT  South Staffordshire PCT  Stoke on Trent PCT  Telford and Wrekin PCT 
			 2003-04 K40 Saphenous vein graft replacement of coronary artery 87 170 233 107 71 
			  K41 Other autograft replacement of coronary artery * 15 14 15 12 
			  K43 Prosthetic replacement of coronary artery * — — — — 
			  K44 Other replacement of coronary artery — * 11 * — 
			  K45 Connection of thoractic artery to coronary artery 83 160 231 106 70 
			  K49 Translumical balloon angioplasty of coronary artery 156 103 353 189 63 
			  K50 Other therapeutic transluminal operations/coronary artery * * * * — 
			 
			 2004-05 K40 Saphenous vein graft replacement of coronary artery 143 155 273 151 85 
			  K41 Other autograft replacement of coronary artery 8 22 15 16 * 
			  K42 Allograft replacement of coronary artery — — — * — 
			  K43 Prosthetic replacement of coronary artery — — * — — 
			  K44 Other replacement of coronary artery * * * * * 
			  K45 Connection of thoractic artery to coronary artery 126 153 259 139 75 
			  K49 Translumical balloon angioplasty of coronary artery 294 194 531 376 107 
			  K50 Other therapeutic transluminal operations/coronary artery * * * * — 
			 
			 2005-06 K40 Saphenous vein graft replacement of Coronary Artery 93 142 259 127 68 
			  K41 Other autograft replacement of coronary artery — 7 35 — * 
			  K42 Allograft replacement of coronary artery — — * — — 
			  K44 Other replacement of coronary artery * * * * * 
			  K45 Connection of thoractic artery to coronary artery 83 128 249 105 65 
			  K46 Other bypass of coronary artery — — * — — 
			  K49 Translumical balloon angioplasty of coronary artery 233 163 541 279 119 
			  K50 Other therapeutic transluminal operations/coronary artery * * 15 * * 
			  Notes: All operations count of mentions—These figures represent a count of all mentions of an operative procedure in any of the 12 (four prior to 2002-03) operative procedure fields in the HES data set. Therefore, if a operative procedure is mentioned in more than one operative procedure field during an episode, all operative procedure are counted. Finished Consultant Episode (FCE)—An FCE is defined as a period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Episodes do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the year. Main operation—The main operation is the first recorded operation in the HES data set and is usually the most resource intensive procedure performed during the episode. It is appropriate to use main operation when looking at admission details, e.g. time waited, but the figures for "all operations count of episodes" give a more complete count of episodes with an operation. Secondary procedure—As well as the main operative procedure, there are up to 11 (three prior to 2002-03) secondary operation fields in HES that show secondary or additional procedures performed on the patient during the episode of care. PCT and strategic health authority (SHA) data quality—PCT and SHA data was added to historic data-years in the HES database using 2002-03 boundaries, as a one-off exercise in 2004. The quality of the data on PCT of treatment and SHA of treatment is poor in 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99, with over a third of all finished episodes having missing values in these years. Data quality of PCT of general practitioner (GP) practice and SHA of GP practice in 1997-98 and 1998-99 is also poor, with a high proportion missing values where practices changed or ceased to exist. There is less change in completeness of the residence-based fields over time, where the majority of unknown values are due to missing postcodes on birth episodes. Users of time series analysis including these years need to be aware of these issues in their interpretation of the data.

GCE A-level

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils in each school in Southend took A-levels in each of the last two years for which information is available, broken down by subject.

Jim Knight: The information required is listed in the following tables.
	The data for 2006/07 is not published and so figures for 2004/05 and 2005/06 have been provided. The data for 2006/07 will be published in mid January 2008 once schools have had the opportunity to amend their results as part of the data checking process.
	
		
			  Number of pupils in schools/colleges in Southend taking GCE A levels by subject, 2005-06 
			   2006 
			  School/college name  Biological sciences  Chemistry  Physics  Other science  Mathematics  Further mathematics  Design and technology  Computer studies 
			 Shoeburyness High School 2 1 5 0 4 0 0 0 
			 Westcliff High School for Boys 35 41 23 4 42 7 0 0 
			 The Eastwood School (11-18) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Westcliff High School for Girls 42 45 17 0 48 7 10 0 
			 Southend High School for Girls 25 24 8 0 16 2 16 0 
			 Belfairs High School 4 3 2 0 3 2 0 0 
			 Southend High School for Boys 12 20 16 0 15 1 12 13 
			 St. Thomas More High School for Boys 14 3 5 6 19 4 9 7 
			 Cecil Jones College 3 0 4 0 3 0 0 3 
			 St Bernard's High School and Arts College 15 11 2 0 3 0 13 0 
			 South East Essex College of Arts and Technology 3 3 3 0 5 0 0 0 
		
	
	
		
			  School/College name  ICT  Accounting and Finance  Business Studies  Economics  Geography  Government and politics  History  Law 
			 Shoeburyness High School 2 0 0 3 3 0 4 0 
			 Westcliff High School for Boys 4 0 0 32 16 8 31 0 
			 The Eastwood School (11-18) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Westcliffe High School for Girls 23 0 6 0 21 18 24 0 
			 Southend High School for Girls 9 0 27 0 24 25 25 0 
			 Belfairs High School 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 
			 Southend High School for Boys 0 0 19 8 18 19 34 0 
			 St. Thomas More High School for Boys 0 0 0 5 21 0 12 14 
			 Cecil Jones College 0 0 0 5 3 0 7 0 
			 St. Bernard's High School and Arts College 0 0 8 0 3 0 10 0 
			 South East Essex College of Arts and Technology 10 5 16 0 3 0 9 21 
		
	
	
		
			  School/college name  Psychology  Sociology  Other social studies  Art and design  Drama  English  Media/film/  television studies  Other communication studies 
			 Shoeburyness High School 6 9 0 5 17 15 8 6 
			 Westcliff High School for Boys 27 0 0 6 0 39 0 0 
			 The Eastwood School (11-18) 0 6 0 0 14 0 0 0 
			 Westcliff High School for Girls 33 0 0 14 10 51 0 0 
			 Southend High School for Girls 10 21 1 12 0 46 12 0 
			 Belfairs High School 4 0 0 9 0 5 0 0 
			 Southend High School for Boys 12 0 0 8 12 42 0 0 
			 St. Thomas More High School for Boys 15 1 0 9 0 14 11 0 
			 Cecil Jones College 3 9 0 9 5 13 0 0 
			 St. Bernard's High School and Arts College 21 13 0 12 0 23 10 5 
			 South East Essex College of Arts and Technology 28 19 3 26 0 43 21 16 
		
	
	
		
			  School/college name  French  German  Spanish  Other modern languages  Religious studies  Music  Physical education  General studies 
			 Shoeburyness High School 1 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 
			 Westcliff High School for Boys 9 7 0 0 5 5 14 112 
			 The Eastwood School (11-18) 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 
			 Westcliff High School for Girls 8 4 0 0 22 8 0 4 
			 Southend High school for Girls 9 5 0 2 10 5 0 109 
			 Belfairs High School 0 0 0 0 4 12 1 0 
			 Southend High School for Boys 16 5 4 0 18 8 7 102 
			 St. Thomas More High School for Boys 3 0 1 0 4 1 3 62 
			 Cecil Jones College 4 0 0 1 6 0 2 0 
			 St. Bernard's High School and Arts College 2 3 0 3 24 3 7 0 
			 South East Essex College of Arts and Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 22 
		
	
	
		
			   2005 
			  School/college name  Biological sciences  Chemistry  Physics  Other science  Mathematics  Further mathematics  Design and technology  Computer studies 
			 Shoeburyness High School 3 2 2 0 2 0 6 0 
			 Westcliff High School for Boys 21 30 19 6 43 5 0 0 
			 The Eastwood School (11-18) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Westcliff High School for Girls 33 35 21 0 43 6 24 0 
			 Southend High School for Girls 37 23 11 0 21 4 8 0 
			 Belfairs High School 5 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 
			 Southend High School for Boys 10 21 28 0 27 0 11 13 
			 St Thomas More High School for Boys 18 1 9 0 17 0 2 6 
			 Cecil Jones College 5 4 3 0 4 1 2 0 
			 St Bernard's High School and Arts College 8 4 1 0 2 0 5 0 
			 South East Essex College of Arts and Technology 7 6 5 0 13 0 3 0 
		
	
	
		
			   200 5 
			  School/College name  ICT  Accounting and Finance  Business Studies  Economics  Geography  Government and politics  History  Law 
			 Shoeburyness High School 5 0 0 4 4 0 4 0 
			 Westcliff High School for Boys 7 0 0 36 32 9 35 0 
			 The Eastwood School (11-18) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 
			 Westcliffe High School for Girls 25 0 7 8 10 21 30 0 
			 Southend High School for Girls 9 0 27 0 31 13 25 0 
			 Belfairs High School 1 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 
			 Southend High School for Boys 0 0 16 21 23 23 38 0 
			 St. Thomas More High School for Boys 0 0 0 9 31 0 18 4 
			 Cecil Jones College 0 0 5 0 3 0 5 0 
			 St. Bernard's High School and Arts College 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 
			 South East Essex College of Arts and Technology 12 4 13 0 13 0 8 24 
		
	
	
		
			  School/college name  Psychology  Sociology  Other social studies  Art and design  Drama  English  Media/film/  television studies  Other communication studies 
			 Shoeburyness High School 3 5 0 13 8 12 3 7 
			 Westcliff High School for Boys 17 0 0 8 0 30 0 0 
			 The Eastwood School (11-18) 0 2 0 0 13 5 0 2 
			 Westcliff High School for Girls 41 0 0 25 16 46 0 0 
			 Southend High School for Girls 18 13 0 9 0 43 14 0 
			 Belfairs High School 6 0 0 14 0 7 0 0 
			 Southend High School for Boys 0 0 0 12 8 28 0 0 
			 St. Thomas More High School for Boys 21 0 0 8 0 25 9 0 
			 Cecil Jones College 3 9 0 5 1 8 1 0 
			 St. Bernard's High School and Arts College 20 11 0 5 0 11 13 3 
			 South East Essex College of Arts and Technology 21 22 2 35 0 40 18 30 
		
	
	
		
			  School/college name  French  German  Spanish  Other modern languages  Religious studies  Music  Physical education  General studies 
			 Shoeburyness High School 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 0 
			 Westcliff High School for Boys 12 4 0 1 7 1 19 108 
			 The Eastwood School (11-18) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 Westcliff High School for Girls 4 5 0 0 27 2 4 12 
			 Southend High school for Girls 14 5 0 1 8 7 0 110 
			 Belfairs High School 0 0 0 0 5 19 5 1 
			 Southend High School for Boys 13 1 0 0 9 6 0 102 
			 St. Thomas More High School for Boys 1 0 0 3 5 0 5 78 
			 Cecil Jones College 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 
			 St. Bernard's High School and Arts College 1 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 
			 South East Essex College of Arts and Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 39 
		
	
	
		
			  Number of pupils in Schools/Colleges in Southend taking VCE A levels by subject 
			   2006 
			   Applied art and design  Applied business  Applied engineering  Applied ICT  Media  Performing arts  Travel and tourism 
			 Shoeburyness High School 0 11 0 0 0 0 7 
			 The Eastwood School (11-18) 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 
			 Belfairs High School 0 2 6 8 11 2 0 
			 St. Thomas More High School for Boys 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 
			 Cecil Jones College 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 
			 St. Bernard's High School and Arts College 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 
			 South East Essex College of Arts and Technology 1 7 0 15 12 0 0 
		
	
	
		
			   2005 
			   Applied art and design  Applied business  Health and social care  Applied  e ngineering  Applied ICT  Media  Retail and distribution  Performing arts  Travel and tourism 
			 Shoeburyness High School 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 
			 The Eastwood School (11-18) 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 
			 Belfairs High School 0 2 12 9 6 10 0 3 0 
			 St. Thomas More High School for Boys 0 0 0 0 9 4 0 0 0 
			 Cecil Jones College 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 
			 St. Bernard's High School and Arts College 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 
			 South East Essex College of Arts and Technology 0 7 0 0 7 12 8 0 1

General Certificate of Secondary Education: Chemistry

Stephen Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many students took GCSE examinations in chemistry in  (a) 1990,  (b) 1995,  (c) 2000,  (d) 2005 and  (e) 2007 to date; and how many gained A to C grades in the same years.

Jim Knight: The information required is in the table as follows:
	
		
			   Number of pupils entered for GCSE Chemistry  Percentage pupils entered for GCSE Chemistry  Number achieving grades A*-C  Percentage achieving grades A*-C 
			 2007 50,635 7.7 46,225 91.3 
			 2005 45,144 7.1 41,102 91.0 
			 2000 37,699 6.5 33,904 89.9 
			 1995 33,598 5.8 29,397 87.5 
			  Note: Data for 1990 is not available 
		
	
	Figures from 2006/07 are provisional. Schools will get the opportunity to amend their results as part of the data checking process before the revised figures are published in January 2008.
	Figures relate to the achievements of pupils who were 15-years-old at the start of the school year, i.e. 31 August.

General Certificate of Secondary Education: Standards

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of pupils  (a) from each ethnic group,  (b) entitled to free school meals and  (c) with English as a second language achieved five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C in each year from 1997 to 2007; and if he will make a statement.

Jim Knight: The available data is shown in the following tables. Data prior to 2002 are not available and 2007 data will not be available until 27 November. It will be published on the Department's website at:
	http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000759/index.shtml
	
		
			  Achievements at GCSE and equivalents, 2002-06 by ethnicity and gender 
			5+ A*-C  5+ A*-C inc E and M  Any passes 
			2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2005  2006  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006 
			  Boys  
			   White 44.3 46.2 47.4 50.3 53.0 39.0 40.5 932 93.7 95.5 96.2 96.8 
			  White British — 46.1 47.3 50.2 52.9 38 9 40.4 — 93.8 95.6 96.2 96.8 
			  Irish — 58.4 54.0 59.4 57.2 47.2 46.3 — 95.1 95.6 96.0 95.7 
			  Traveller of Irish Heritage — 43.3 23.3 22.9 14.0 22.9 7.0 — 82.5 76.7 60.4 71.9 
			  Gypsy/Roma — 24.4 150 7.9 9.3 6.3 2.3 — 78.9 74.0 74.6 77.9 
			  Any other white background — 46.3 49.3 54.2 55.0 42.1 42.4 — 90.3 93.5 96.7 96.9 
			   Mixed — 42.7 44.8 490 50.7 37.3 38.7 — 92.4 94.1 95.4 96.5 
			  White and Black Caribbean — 32.3 34.1 37.6 39.9 25.8 27.5 — 92.4 92.9 94.3 95.5 
			  White and Black African — 39.5 43.5 48.4 51.8 35.0 38.7 — 90.5 93.1 96.0 97.0 
			  White and Asian — 60.6 61.4 64.2 65.6 53.6 56.1 — 95.9 96.2 96.9 97.8 
			  Any other mixed background — 44.9 47.1 52.6 54.0 40.8 41.3 — 91.1 94.4 95.5 96.6 
			   Asian — 47.1 49.4 53.4 55.5 39.8 41.4 — 95.5 96.8 98.1 97.9 
			  Indian 56.9 60.3 61.6 64.8 67.1 52.4 54.3 97.1 97.3 98.0 98.9 98.9 
			  Pakistani 32.6 35.7 38.8 43.2 45.4 28.8 30.6 93.4 94.3 96.4 97.5 97.6 
			  Bangladeshi 38.0 38.5 41.0 46.7 50.9 31.0 35.4 92.2 94.6 96.5 97.5 97.6 
			  Any other Asian background — 53.8 54.8 59.0 57.8 46.6 43.7 — 94.1 94.6 98.2 96.4 
			   Black — 29.1 31.9 37.7 41.0 25.2 27.4 — 91.6 94.1 96.6 96.8 
			  Black Caribbean 21.9 25.1 27.3 33.3 36.5 21.2 22.7 90.3 91.6 94.2 95.7 96.3 
			  Black African 31.0 34.1 37.3 42.9 45.2 29.7 31.7 90.2 91.9 94.3 978 97.4 
			  Any other black background 27.6 27.2 29.8 33.7 39.4 22.2 25.0 89.2 91.1 93.1 95.3 95.8 
			   Chinese 66.8 70.9 69.5 77.1 75.5 62.8 59.7 93.9 95.3 95.4 98.7 99.2 
			   Any other ethnic group 40.0 41,3 430 49.3 51.0 36.3 37.3 89.4 88.5 91.5 96.5 96.2 
			   Unclassified 45.1 43.1 42.7 44.8 47.5 34.0 35.8 91.7 91.4 93.9 95.3 95.3 
			   All pupils 43.7 45.5 46.8 49.9 52.6 38.4 39.9 93.1 93.5 95.4 96.3 96.8 
			   
			  Girls  
			   White 55.0 56.7 57.4 60.2 62.3 47.1 48.5 95.1 95.7 96.9 97.4 97.8 
			  White British — 56.6 57.3 60.1 622 47.0 484 — 95.8 96.9 97.4 97.8 
			  Irish — 61.8 62.5 65.8 65.0 54.1 53.6 — 96.3 96.8 97.1 97.4 
			  Traveller of Irish Heritage — 39.1 39.7 22.2 23.2 19.0 14.5 — 82.8 82.5 76.2 81.2 
			  Gypsy/Roma — 22.5 12.7 20.0 11.8 11.3 5.9 — 78.3 81.3 80.0 79.4 
			  Any other white background — 58.2 61.3 63.7 65.3 50.4 51.3 — 93.7 95.9 97.7 98.0 
			   Mixed — 55.4 54.4 59.9 61.2 46.2 46.8 — 94.9 95.9 97.3 97.4 
			  White and Black Caribbean — 46.8 449 50.0 54.2 34.8 37.4 — 94.4 95.3 96.2 97.0 
			  White and Black African — 55.1 51 62.1 61.5 46.2 47.3 — 92.7 93.8 97.8 969 
			  White and Asian — 68.6 69.9 70.6 72.1 59.6 62.6 — 96.4 97.2 98.6 97.8 
			  Any other mixed background — 57.7 57.1 64.2 63.3 51.1 49.1 — 95.1 962 977 97.7 
			   Asian — 59 61.4 64.3 66.9 48.4 51.1 — 96.9 98 98.7 98.9 
			  Indian 68.8 70.3 71.9 75.8 76.6 62.8 64.3 97.6 98.1 988 99.3 99.4 
			  Pakistani 44.9 48.1 52.1 54.1 57.9 36.5 39.0 95.3 96.4 97.7 98.2 98.3 
			  Bangladeshi 49.0 526 55.2 585 62.2 37.9 42.4 95.1 96.4 97.8 99.0 99.4 
			  Any other Asian background — 64.6 65.9 69.2 72.4 55.6 60.7 — 94 96.1 97.7 98.6 
			   Black — 43.1 45.9 51.4 55.1 36.0 39.8 — 94 96 981 98.2 
			  Black Caribbean 368 403 43.8 49.4 52.9 32.5 36.0 946 957 96.9 98.4 98.5 
			  Black African 43.7 46.8 48.9 53.3 56.7 39.8 43.3 91.8 92.2 95.2 98.1 98.2 
			  Any other black background 425 40.3 43 50.8 55.7 33.5 38.1 93.6 94 95.5 96.7 97.1 
			   Chinese 73.5 79.2 79.1 85.1 84.8 75.2 72.2 95.6 96.1 96.9 99.4 98.9 
			   Any other ethnic group 54.1 51.2 54.4 59.1 62.3 44.8 46.7 92.4 91.4 93.9 972 973 
			   Unclassified 55.4 52.2 52 54.7 57.1 42.6 43.1 94.2 93.4 95.4 96.7 97.1 
			   All pupils 54.6 56.1 57 60.0 62.2 46.7 48.2 95.0 956 96.8 97.5 97.9 
			   
			  Total  
			   White 49.5 51.3 52.3 55.1 57.5 43.0 44.4 942 94.7 96.2 96.8 97.3 
			  White British — 51.3 52.3 55.0 57.5 42.9 44.3 — 94.7 96.2 96.8 97.3 
			  Irish — 60.1 58.3 62.6 61.3 50.7 50.1 — 95.7 96.2 96.6 96.6 
			  Traveller of Irish Heritage — 41.6 30.2 225 19.0 20.7 11.1 — 82.6 79.2 69.4 77.0 
			  Gypsy/Roma — 23.2 13.5 14.7 10.4 9.1 3.9 — 78.5 78.6 77.6 78.6 
			  Any other white background — 52 55 58.9 60.1 462 46.8 — 91.9 946 97.2 97.5 
			   Mixed — 49.3 49.7 54.6 56.1 41.9 42.8 — 93.7 95 96.4 96.9 
			  White and Black Caribbean — 39 9 397 44.1 47.3 30.5 32.6 — 93.4 94.2 95.3 96.3 
			  White and Black African — 47.5 47.1 55.5 56.8 40.8 43.1 — 91.6 93.5 97.0 96.9 
			  White and Asian — 64.7 65.7 67.4 68.9 56.6 59.4 — 96.2 96.7 97.7 97.8 
			  Any other mixed background — 51.6 52.3 58.6 58.7 46.1 45.2 — 932 95.3 96.7 97.2 
			   Asian — 52.8 55.3 58.7 61.0 44.0 46.1 — 96.2 97.4 98.4 98.4 
			  Indian 62.6 65.2 66.6 70.1 71.7 574 59.1 97.4 97.7 98.4 99.1 99.1 
			  Pakistani 38.5 41.5 45.2 48.4 51.4 32.5 34.6 94.3 95.3 97 978 97.9 
			  Bangladeshi 43.3 45.5 484 52.7 56.6 34.5 39.0 93.6 955 97.2 98.3 98.6 
			  Any other Asian background — 59 60 63.8 646 50.8 51.6 — 94 95.3 98.0 97.4 
			   Black — 36.3 39 44.7 48.1 30.7 33.6 — 92.9 951 973 97.5 
			  Black Caribbean 29.2 329 35.7 41.7 44.9 27.1 29.5 92.4 937 956 97.1 97.4 
			  Black African 37.4 40.7 43.3 48.3 51.0 35.0 37.5 91.0 92 94.8 97.9 978 
			  Any other black background 35.2 33.6 362 41.7 47.1 27.5 31 2 91.4 92.5 943 95.9 96.4 
			   Chinese 70.1 74.8 74.2 81.0 80.0 68.8 65.8 94.7 95.7 96.1 99.0 99.1 
			   Any other ethnic group 46.8 45.8 48.4 54.0 56.3 40.3 41.7 90.9 89.8 926 96.9 96.7 
			   Unclassified 502 47.4 47 1 49.6 52.1 38.2 39.3 93.0 923 94.6 96.0 96.2 
			   All pupils 49.0 507 51.9 54.9 57.3 42 5 44.0 94.0 94.5 96.1 96.9 97.3 
			  Sources: 2002 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000448/index.shtml 2003 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000448/index.shtml 2004 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000564/index.shtml 2005 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000640/index.shtml 2006 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000708/index.shtml 
		
	
	
		
			  Achievements at GCSE and equivalents, 2002-06 by free school meal eligibility and gender 
			5+ A*-C  5+ A*-C inc. E and M  Any passes 
			2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2005  2006  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006 
			  Boys  
			  FSM 18.8 20.4 22.1 25.5 28.7 15.2 16.8 85.2 85.7 89.8 91.2 92.7 
			  Non-FSM 48.2 49.9 50.8 53.8 56.2 42.1 43.4 94.9 95.2 96.4 97.1 97.5 
			  Unclassified 11.9 0.2 35.4 39.0 42.3 28.2 31.3 38.5 6.8 85.5 91.8 93.2 
			  All pupils 43.7 45.5 46.8 49.9 52.6 38.4 39.9 93.1 93.5 95.4 96.3 96.8 
			   
			  Girls  
			  FSM 27.3 28.5 30.2 34.4 37.4 20.8 22.5 89.3 89.9 92.7 93.8 95.0 
			  Non-FSM 59.3 60.8 61.4 64.2 66.0 50.9 52.1 96.1 96.6 97.5 98.1 98.3 
			  Unclassified 17.5 0.0 48.5 45.8 47.7 34.3 35.3 46.8 6.4 97.6 94.6 94.1 
			  All pupils 54.6 56.1 57.0 60.0 62.2 46.7 48.2 95.0 95.6 96.8 97.5 97.9 
			   
			  Total  
			  FSM 23.0 24.4 26.1 29.9 33.0 18.0 19.6 87.2 87.8 91.2 92.5 93.8 
			  Non-FSM 53.7 55.2 56.1 58.9 61.0 46.4 47.7 95.5 95.9 96.9 97.6 97.9 
			  Unclassified 13.1 0.1 41.1 42.3 44.8 31.2 33.2 40.4 6.7 90.8 93.2 93.7 
			  All pupils 49.0 50.7 51.9 54.9 57.3 42.5 44.0 94.0 94.5 96.1 96.9 97.3 
			  Sources: 2002 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000448/index.shtml 2003 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000448/index.shtml 2004 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000564/index.shtml 2005 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000640/index.shtml 2006 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000708/index.shtml 
		
	
	
		
			  Achievements at GCSE and equivalents, 2002-06 by first language and gender 
			5+ A*-C  5+ A*-C inc. E and M  Any passes 
			2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2005  2006  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006 
			  Boys  
			  English 44.3 46.0 47.0 50.0 52.7 38.7 40.3 93.5 93.9 95.5 96.2 96.8 
			  Other than English 40.1 42.5 45.0 49.8 51.3 36.1 37.0 92.7 93.2 95.3 97.6 97.5 
			  Unclassified 6.0 3.7 39.0 40.0 44.8 28.0 33.0 29.1 14.1 89.6 92.4 93.7 
			  All pupils 43.7 45.5 46.8 49.9 52.6 38.4 39.9 93.1 93.5 95.4 96.3 96.8 
			  Girls  
			  English 55.0 56.4 57.1 60.1 62.3 46.9 48.4 95.2 95.7 96.8 97.4 97.8 
			  Other than English 51.8 53.9 56.7 60.0 62.3 44.7 46.7 94.6 95.2 96.8 98.4 98.4 
			  Unclassified 18.1 34.4 46.0 45.0 45.1 33.4 33.7 49.6 55.9 96.7 94.6 94.1 
			  All pupils 54.6 56.1 57.0 60.0 62.2 46.7 48.2 95.0 95.6 96.8 97.5 97.9 
			  Total  
			  English 49.5 51.1 52.0 55.0 57.4 42.8 44.3 94.3 94.8 96.1 96.8 97.3 
			  Other than English 45.8 48.0 50.7 54.8 56.7 40.3 41.7 93.6 94.2 96.0 98.0 97.9 
			  Unclassified 8.8 14.1 41.8 42.4 44.9 30.6 33.3 33.8 28.2 92.5 93.5 93.9 
			  All pupils 49.0 50.7 51.9 54.9 57.3 42.5 44.0 94.0 94.5 96.1 96.9 97.3 
			  Sources: 2002 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000448/index.shtmf 2003 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000448/index.shtml 2004 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000564/index.shtml 2005 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000640/index.shtml 2006 http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000708/index.shtml

Intensive Family Support Schemes

James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which local authorities have established support schemes as part of the proposed national network of intensive family support schemes; and if he will make a statement.

Beverley Hughes: The areas which have established a family intervention project to provide intensive support to families, has been in the public domain since the launch in April 2007. These areas are as follows.
	Barnsley
	Birmingham
	Blackburn
	Blackpool
	Bolton
	Bournemouth
	Bradford
	Brighton
	Bristol
	Burnley
	Camden
	Coventry
	Darlington
	Derby
	Doncaster
	Exeter
	Gloucester
	Hackney
	Harlow
	Hartlepool
	Hastings
	Ipswich
	Kingston Upon Hull
	Kirklees
	Knowsley
	Lambeth
	Leeds
	Leicester
	Liverpool
	Manchester
	Mansfield
	Middlesbrough
	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Newham
	Nottingham
	Plymouth
	Rochdale
	Sandwell
	South Tyneside
	Newham
	Nottingham
	Plymouth
	Rochdale
	Sandwell
	Norwich
	Oldham
	Portsmouth
	Salford
	Sheffield
	Southampton
	Southend-on-Sea
	Southwark
	Stoke
	Sunderland
	Tower Hamlets
	Wakefield
	Westminster
	Wirral

National Literacy Strategy

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what assessment he has made of the  (a) cost and  (b) effectiveness of the National Literacy Strategy; and if he will make a statement.

Jim Knight: From 1998-99 to 2003-04 the Department has allocated £531.2 million to primary schools and local authorities to support the National Literacy Strategy. From 2004-05 to 2007-08 the Department has allocated a further 720.5 million to support the Primary National Strategy (formerly the National Literacy Strategy and the National Numeracy Strategy). We are unable to split the latter figure down to specific literacy funding as the precise allocations between literacy and numeracy are a matter for each local authority taking account of local needs.
	The following table shows a breakdown of Standards Fund grants by year since 1998.
	
		
			   £ million 
			  National Literacy Strategy  
			 1998-99 62.7 
			 1999-2000 72.8 
			 2000-01 84.5 
			 2001-02 102.6 
			 2002-03 101.2 
			 2003-04 107.4 
			 Total 531.2 
			   
			  Primary National Strategy  
			 2004-05 131 
			 2005-06 185 
			 2006-07 198 
			 2007-08 206.5 
			 Total 720.5 
		
	
	In addition to these grants the Department also holds a contract for the central delivery of the National Strategies. This contract includes the provision of an education field force, continuing professional development (CPD) materials and training events. The central delivery support for primary literacy in the current comprehensive spending review (CSR) period (FY 2005-06 to FY 2007-08) is approximately £10 million.
	Improving standards of literacy is one of the Government's top priorities. As part of the drive to raise standards in education, the Government introduced the National Literacy Strategy in 1998 and the results achieved by 11-year-olds since 1997 as measured by national curriculum tests in English have risen dramatically. Provisional data for 2007 shows that 80 per cent. of 11-year-olds in England reached the expected level or above, an increase of 17 percentage points since 1997.
	The renewed primary literacy strategy, with a stronger emphasis on phonics, Every Child a Reader and Every Child a Writer to help those pupils who are struggling, will help to ensure that we maintain and extend the improvements we have already achieved.

Schools: Finance

Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much  (a) funding and  (b) funding per pupil was provided to (i) academies, (ii) city technology colleges, (iii) grammar schools, (iv) community schools, (v) foundation schools, (vi) voluntary aided schools, (vii) voluntary controlled schools and (viii) specialist schools.

Jim Knight: holding answer 19 November 2007
	Tables A-C give a breakdown of the available data for the various types of maintained school listed at (iii) to (viii).
	Table D gives data for Academies and City Technology Colleges (CTCs). This table is not comparable with the others because Academies and CTCs have academic year budgets, and also receive funding arising from their independent status. For example, they receive funding for VAT liability, and also funding which derives from their responsibility for some expenditure which for maintained schools is met from centrally retained local authority funding. The average level of funding is also high because nearly all pupils at Academies (and all pupils at CTCs) are of secondary age; and Academies mainly serve areas with a high level of pupil deprivation, which itself increases funding levels.
	
		
			  Funding allocated to local authority maintained schools in England at the start of the 2007-08 financial year:  Table A: Community/ Community Special/ Foundation/ Foundation Special/ Voluntary Aided/ Voluntary Controlled/ Not known 
			  Type of school( 1)  Number of schools( 2)  Total budget share plus grants allocated to school( 3,4 ) (£)  January 2007 pupil count (FTE registered pupils)( 5)  Average total budget share plus grants per pupil allocated to school( 6 ) (£) 
			 LEA Nursery School 447 160,940,709 25,365.4 6,340 
			 Community 12,896 18,401,085,366 4,704,071.3 3,910 
			 Community Special 998 1,480,423,242 94,281.2 15,700 
			 Foundation 964 3,185,586,879 765,201.3 4,160 
			 Foundation Special 17 36,790,326 2,612.1 14,080 
			 Voluntary aided 4,299 4,853,247,519 1,272,285.9 3,810 
			 Voluntary controlled 2,671 1,846,729,371 520,140.9 3,550 
			 Not known 26 9,636,293 2,191.9 4,400 
			 Total (all schools) 22,318 29,974,439,705 7,386,150.0 4,060 
		
	
	
		
			  Table B: Grammar Schools/ Non Grammar Schools/ Not known 
			  Type of school( 1)  Number of schools( 2)  Total budget share plus grants allocated to school( 3,4)  (£)  January 2007 Pupil Count (FTE registered pupils)( 5)  Average total budget share plus grants per pupil allocated to school( 6 ) (£) 
			 Grammar Schools 164 654,002,251 156,869.4 4,170 
			 Non Grammar Schools 22,128 29,310,801,161 7,227,088.8 4,060 
			 Not known 26 9,636,293 2,191.9 4,400 
			 Total (all schools) 22,318 29,974,439,705 7,386,150.0 4,060 
		
	
	
		
			  Table C: Specialist Schools/ Non Specialist Schools/ Not Known 
			  Type of school( 1)  Number of schools( 2)  Total budget share plus grants allocated to school( 3,4)  (£)  January 2007 Pupil Count (FTE registered pupils)( 5)  Average total budget share plus grants per pupil allocated to school( 6)  (£) 
			 Specialist Schools 2,797 12,824,638,071 2,850,667.1 4,500 
			 Non Specialist Schools 19,495 17,140,165,340 4,533,291.1 3,780 
			 Not known 26 9,636,293 2,191.9 4,400 
			 Total (all schools) 22,318 29,974,439,705 7,386,150.0 4,060 
			 (1) The school types are drawn from Edubase (the Department's database of educational establishments) and matched across to the financial data reported on Section 52 Budget to give the figures for each school type. The 26 schools with unknown classifications are those where there is no match between Section 52 and Edubase. (2) Included are all local authority maintained schools in England reported by local authorities on their 2007-08 Section 52 Budget Statement (Table 2). All tables include primary, secondary and special schools. (3) Budget share plus grants is the combination of the school's individual budget share plus any revenue grants allocated to the school at the start of the financial year. For 2007-08 this comprises the Total Budget Share plus any School Standards Grant (including personalisation), School Development Grant, Other Standards Fund Allocation, Devolved School Meals Grant, Targeted School Meals Grant, Threshold and Performance Pay and Support for Schools in Financial Difficulty allocated to the school at the start of the financial year. Financial data are drawn from local authorities' 2007-08 Section 52 Budget Statements (Table 2) submitted to the DCSF. This does not include any capital funding allocated to schools. (4) The amount of money allocated to a school depends very much on the individual local authorities' own policy for funding their schools. Different authorities retain varying amounts of funding centrally to spend on behalf of their schools while others chose to give schools more autonomy over how they spend their money by devolving more funding to the individual school. (5) The January 2007 pupil numbers used to calculate the per pupil amounts are as reported by the local authority on their Section 52 Budget Statement comprising the full time equivalent number pupils registered at the school used for the initial determination of the school's budget share under the local authority's allocation formula. (6) Per pupil figures are rounded to the nearest 10 and may not sum due to rounding.  Notes: 1. 2007-08 data is subject to change by the local authority. 2. Cash terms figures as reported by local authorities as at 15 November 2007. 
		
	
	
		
			  Table D: Funding allocated to Academies and CTCs for the Academic year 2007/08 
			  Type of school  Number of schools( 1)  Total revenue funding( 2 ) (£)  Pupil numbers( 3)  Average per pupil (£) 
			 Academies 84 446,549,179 78,507 5,688 
			 CTCs 4 27,328,313 5,091 5,368 
			 (1) BRIT City College For The Technology Of The Arts is funded as an academy and included as such in the table although its legal status is the same as a CTC. (2) Includes all revenue grants payable by DCSF except start-up grants and earmarked annual grants, which are excluded. School Standards Grant payable in May 2008 is included on an estimated basis. Does not include Standards Fund and SEN funding payable through or by local authorities. (3) Academies are funded on forecast numbers at September 2007; CTCs on agreed pupil numbers related to capacity.

Teachers: Training

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many training places were  (a) available and  (b) taken up for teachers of (i) mathematics, (ii) physics and (iii) modern languages in each year from 1997 to 2007; and if he will make a statement.

Jim Knight: The following table shows the number of training places ("targets") made available to the Training and Development Agency (TDA) for mathematics, science and modern languages for each academic year between 1997/98 and 2007/08:
	
		
			  Initial teacher training places( 1) : Academic years 1997/98 to 2007/08—England 
			   Secondary subject( 2) 
			   Mathematics  Science  Modern foreign languages 
			 1997/98 2,250 3,300 2,650 
			 1998/99 2,150 3,050 2,300 
			 1999/2000 1,680 2,390 2,200 
			 2000/01 1,850 2,690 2,050 
			 2001/02 1,940 2,810 2,050 
			 2002/03 1,940 2,850 2,050 
			 2003/04 2,315 3,225 2,050 
			 2004/05 2,350 3,225 2,050 
			 2005/06 2,350 3,225 1,900 
			 2006/07 2,350 3,225 1,790 
			 2007/08 2,350 3,225 1,670 
			 (1) Includes SCITT but excludes employment-based routes. 2. Places for vocational subjects in 2006/07 are included with the allocation for related academic subject: Science includes places for applied science.  Source: DFES 
		
	
	Recruitment figures to mainstream ITT courses in these subjects for each academic year between 1997/98 and 2006/07 are shown in the following table: 
	
		
			  Recruitment to initial teacher training courses( 1,2) : Academic year 1997/98 to 2006/07—England 
			   Secondary subjects 
			   Mathematics  Science( 3)  Of which: Physics  Modern foreign languages 
			 1997/98 1,460 2,790 — 1,800 
			 1998/99 1,120 2,280 — 1,660 
			 1999/2000 1,300 2,360 — 1,470 
			 2000/01 1,290 2,410 — 1,640 
			 2001/02 1,550 2,590 — 1,710 
			 2002/03 1,670 2,700 — 1,730 
			 2003/04 1,940 2,870 — 1,820 
			 2004/05 2,030 2,830 — 1,620 
			 2005/06 1,920 2,890 — 1,500 
			 2006/07 2,000 2,990 350 1,500 
			 (1) Recruitment figures for 2006/07 are provisional and are subject to change. (2) Includes universities and other HE institutions, SCITT and OU, but excludes employment based routes. Recruitment numbers shown are rounded to the nearest 10. (3) Physics is included in the total for science. Prior to 2006/07, the breakdown for science subjects was not available. Excludes applied science from 2004/05 onwards.  Source: TDA survey of ITT providers 
		
	
	Places for applied science, except for 2004/05 are included within the allocation for Science. Updated tables, incorporating final 2006/07 and provisional 2007/08 recruitment data are scheduled to be published in January 2008.
	The Training and Development Agency (TDA) announcement of 12 November 2007 included provisional recruitment figures for physics specialists of 477 for academic year 2007/08.